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DON'T MEAN TO BRAG!

13 Responses to “DON'T MEAN TO BRAG!”

1. Ima saver Says:
   June 5th, 2008 at 06:23 am
   You are teaching those young men how to handle money. You should brag!!!!!!!

2. KellyB Says:
   June 5th, 2008 at 06:28 am
   Absolutely deserve the bragging - good for you! And good for them - they are learning skills that will serve them well throughout a lifetime. Congrats!

3. mom-sense Says:
   June 5th, 2008 at 06:30 am
   
   Good job! We just got back from Disney and I gave each of my children a $25 gift card for souvenir purchases - not one of them bought plastic junk - there was a 750 piece puzzle, a very nice frame for a family photo, practical things like mugs - only the little ones picked stuffed animals. One DD started a snow globe collection and bought a few from her favorite rides.

4. sagegirl Says:
   June 5th, 2008 at 06:48 am
   You know, if you give them choices, they will eventually learn that they would rather save for something special or they learn to buy better quality. My 4 year old still likes to get quarters for the coin machines (we called them gum ball machines when I was little) at the grocery store but my 10 year old just keeps her quarters I give her and puts them in her bank. She told me about 2 years ago she wasn't gonna waste her quarters on "cheap stuff that breaks and you can't even chose your prize, you just have to take the junk it gives you". I was proud of her for that realization on her own.

5. managinglife Says:
   June 5th, 2008 at 08:53 am
   Great job on raising fiscally responsible young men!

6. 76Chick Says:
   June 5th, 2008 at 09:30 am
   WOHOO!! You should be proud!

7. pretty cheap jewelry Says:
   June 5th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
   ^5
   that's a high five
   my son loves to earn, but still loves legos too much and shops for them

8. disneysteve Says:
   June 5th, 2008 at 03:06 pm
   Good job. As a parent of a 12-year-old daughter I know exactly how you feel. We are always very proud when she makes a responsible financial decision, especially if done with no input at all from either of us.

9. dividingthedime Says:
   June 5th, 2008 at 03:58 pm
   I envy you!! My son is a college student and 19 and is a "spender" despite the frugality that I raised him up in (Good Will, thrift stores, coupons, quality used cars, generic foods, finance books). He's still appalled by the lack of name brands in the house, but not motivated to work for extra money or to save the money he gets. I'm trying to balance 'helping him out' with 'sticking to my guns', but I've allowed him to wreck the budget more than once. Now that summer's here, he's taken advantage ('Aren't you glad I'm home, Ma?') but this month the plan is to have a cash budget (envelope) to ease him into his first paycheck from his summer job. Help me not be a wuss! My son owes me $3,500 for the used car I bought him for college, plus the high price of gas for unnecessary trips he's taken. I trusted the child, but should have made him sign on the dotted line. Parenting gone wrong... woe is me!! Could I borrow your children so I can see what it feels like to have a financially responsible child?

10. NJDebbie Says:
    June 5th, 2008 at 06:19 pm
    dividingthedime,
    
    I'm hoping my children will remain this way. I'm counting my blessings for now! Hopefully my husband and I have set a good example and they'll continue to be financially responsible and not succumb to the pressures of keeping up with everyone else. Stick to your guns, its never to late.

11. scfr Says:
    June 5th, 2008 at 07:17 pm
    By all means brag away ... That is super!

12. baselle Says:
    June 5th, 2008 at 09:18 pm
    If you can't brag here about this, where can you brag? Brag away!

13. miclason Says:
    June 6th, 2008 at 07:46 am
    that's worth bragging! go ahead!

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